1 Peter 2:16

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

In context

14 or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.

15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.

16 Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

17 Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.

18 Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.

BSB Berean Standard Bible: Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
KJV King James Version: As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
WEB World English Bible: Live as free people, yet not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.
ASV American Standard Version: as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;
DBY Darby Translation: as free, and not as having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God's bondmen.
WBS Webster Bible: As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.